Then she arrives at Happiness House in Kolkata, India-a brothel. We are already fearful for her as she boards a train, then a bus, and literally crosses the bridge into a large and dangerous world, the streets and people crowding in on her. Indian actress Niyar Saikia (14 years old during filming) plays Lakshmi with fearless candor and warmth. Though we know what's coming, it's not exactly clear her family does when Auntie Bimla ( Tillotama Shome) shows up with the promise of work as a maid in the big city to help the family survive. Later, such luxuries seem even more remote when the rains come and the roof leaks, and the crops are ruined. Later, her mother brushes her hair and prepares dinner in the family's hut by firelight we catch a glimpse of Lakshmi's eyes glittering at the sight of fancy jewelry from the big city. The opening scenes are lovely a carefree young girl named Lakshmi is seen flying a kite, and running happily through the hills above her village home, the Himalayas in the distance and joyful music rippling in the background. Their tales are coalesced into one narrative, intimately told.
Brown and executive produced by Emma Thompson, is based on the true stories of young victims unwittingly sold into prostitution. "Sold," co-written and directed by Oscar winner Jeffrey D. The girl is 13 years old from a small mountain village in Nepal, but we know she is about to be trafficked as a sexual slave within minutes of the opening scenes of "Sold," an arresting film based on Patricia McCormick's novel which puts the spotlight on a horrible truth hiding in plain sight: millions of children are trafficked all over the world in a multi-billion dollar underground industry.
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